Series: The Art of Darkness
Pogo the Clown – The Smile That Killed
Pogo the Clown is the smiling mask of horror worn by John Wayne Gacy, the American killer who hid death behind paint and laughter.
Series: The Art of Darkness
A curated series by Finnish visual artist Mimo Warto, attending to moments where artistic creation intersects with fear, fragility, obsession, and psychological intensity, and where darkness functions as material rather than metaphor.
Series: The Art of Darkness
Otto the Doll – The Haunted Toy That Came to Life
Otto the Doll is the haunted toy of Key West, a sailor-suited figure that turned from a child’s plaything into a century-old legend of fear and apology.
Series: The Art of Darkness
Gloomy Sunday – The Song Said to Be a Call of Death
Gloomy Sunday is a song that breathes sorrow, a melody whispered through history like a secret no one dares to keep.
Series: The Art of Darkness
The Lost Children – Henry Darger’s Hidden Kingdom
Henry Darger created a secret world of 15,000 pages and drawings, a kingdom of innocence and horror that blurs the line between fantasy and confession.
Series: The Art of Darkness
The Fairy Feller’s Master-Stroke – Richard Dadd’s Asylum Madness
The Fairy Feller’s Master-Stroke by Richard Dadd, painted in an asylum over nine years, is a haunting vision where beauty and madness meet in stillness.
Series: The Art of Darkness
Rhythm 0 – Marina Abramović and the Human Shadow
Rhythm 0 by Marina Abramović, a 1974 performance in Naples, tested the limits of empathy and control, revealing how fragile humanity can become.
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The Art of Darkness – A Series Curated by Mimo Warto
Finnish visual artist Mimo Warto curates The Art of Darkness, a six-part ART Walkway series exploring beauty, fear, and the shadow within creation.